Fulham East (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1955

Fulham East

Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County| Metropolitan Borough of Fulham (in the County of London)
1918–1955
Seats| One
Created from| Fulham
Replaced by| Fulham

Fulham East was a borough constituency in the Metropolitan Borough of Fulham in London. It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1955. Elections were held using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Fulham East in the County of London, boundaries 1918-50 A map showing the wards of Fulham Metropolitan Borough as they appeared in 1916. Fulham East in the County of London, boundaries 1950-55

At the 1918 general election the previous Fulham constituency was divided into two constituencies, Fulham East and Fulham West; the two halves were re-united for the 1955 general election. At the 1997 general election, the Fulham constituency was replaced by Hammersmith and Fulham.

## Boundaries

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The Metropolitan Borough of Fulham wards of Barons Court, Lillie, Sands End, and Walham.

## Members of Parliament

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Election | Member[1] | Party

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| 1918 | Henry Norris | Unionist
| 1922 | Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan | Unionist
| 1933 b-e | John Wilmot | Labour
| 1935 | William Astor | Conservative
| 1945 | Michael Stewart | Labour
| 1955 | constituency abolished: see Fulham

## Election results

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### Election in the 1910s

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General election 1918: Fulham East[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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C | Unionist | Henry Norris | 10,242 | 69.4 |
| Independent Labour | David Cook  | 2,883  | 19.5  |
| Liberal | Frederick L. Coysh  | 1,644  | 11.1  |
Majority | 7,359  | 49.9  |
Turnout | 14,769  | 40.8  |
Registered electors | 36,228  |  |
| Unionist win (new seat)
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

### Election in the 1920s

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General election 1922: Fulham East[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan | 13,282  | 61.5  | −7.9
| Labour | John Palmer  | 5,393  | 35.0  | New
| Liberal | Maurice Gordon Liverman  | 2,907  | 13.5  | +2.4
Majority | 7,889  | 36.5  | −13.4
Turnout | 21,582  | 58.0  | +17.2
Registered electors | 37,180  |  |
| Unionist hold | Swing | −5.2  |
General election 1923: Fulham East [4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan | 9,757  | 43.9  | −17.6
| Labour | John Palmer  | 7,683  | 34.5  | −0.5
| Liberal | Robert Crawford Hawkin  | 4,817  | 21.6  | +8.1
Majority | 2,074  | 9.4  | −27.1
Turnout | 22,257  | 58.0  | 0.0
Registered electors | 38,403  |  |
| Unionist hold | Swing | −13.6  |
General election 1924: Fulham East  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan | 16,657  | 61.6  | +17.7
| Labour | John Palmer  | 10,403  | 38.4  | +3.9
Majority | 6,254  | 23.2  | +13.8
Turnout | 27,060  | 69.1  | +11.1
Registered electors | 39,151  |  |
| Unionist hold | Swing | +6.9  |
General election 1929: Fulham East[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan | 15,130  | 44.3  | −17.3
| Labour | John Palmer  | 13,425  | 39.4  | +1.0
| Liberal | John Henry Greenwood  | 5,551  | 16.3  | New
Majority | 1,705  | 4.9  | −18.3
Turnout | 34,106  | 66.8  | −2.3
Registered electors | 51,066  |  |
| Unionist hold | Swing | −9.2  |

### Election in the 1930s

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General election 1931: Fulham East[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Kenyon Vaughan-Morgan | 23,438  | 68.7  | +14.4
| Labour | John Maynard | 8,917  | 26.1  | −13.3
| Liberal | John Henry Greenwood  | 1,788  | 5.2  | −11.1
Majority | 14,521  | 42.6  | +37.7
Turnout | 34,143  | 66.1  | −0.5
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
1933 Fulham East by-election[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | John Wilmot | 17,790  | 57.9  | +31.8
| Conservative | William James Waldron  | 12,950  | 42.1  | −26.6
Majority | 4,840  | 15.8  | N/A
Turnout | 30,740  | 59.5  | −7.6
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +29.2  |
General election 1935: Fulham East [8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | William Astor | 18,743  | 51.4  | −16.3
| Labour | John Wilmot | 17,689  | 48.6  | +22.5
Majority | 1,054  | 2.8  | N/A
Turnout | 37,433  | 71.9  | +5.8
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |

### Election in the 1940s

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General election 1945: Fulham East[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Michael Stewart | 15,662  | 55.4  | +6.8
| Conservative | William Astor | 10,309  | 36.4  | −15.0
| Liberal | Philip Montague Syrett  | 2,315  | 8.2  | New
Majority | 5,353  | 19.0  | N/A
Turnout | 28,286  |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1950: Fulham East[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Michael Stewart | 18,998  | 50.1  | −5.3
| Conservative | Vyvyan Adams | 16,233  | 42.9  | +6.5
| Liberal | Frank Victor Jacoby  | 2,214  | 5.9  | −2.3
| Communist | Roy Ellwood Elsmere  | 399  | 1.1  | New
Majority | 2,765  | 7.2  | −11.8
Turnout | 37,764  | 84.2  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Michael Stewart General election 1951: Fulham East  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Michael Stewart | 20,279  | 53.2  | +3.1
| Conservative | John Hall | 17,806  | 46.8  | +3.9
Majority | 2,473  | 6.4  | −0.8
Turnout | 38,085  | 84.5  | +0.3
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"
2. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1918-1949, Fred W. S. Craig
3. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1918-1949, Fred W. S. Craig
4. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1918-1949, Fred W. S. Craig
5. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1918-1949, Fred W. S. Craig
6. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1918-1949, Fred W. S. Craig
7. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1918-1949, Fred W. S. Craig
8. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1918-1949, Fred W. S. Craig
9. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1918-1949, Fred W. S. Craig
10. ^ "The General Election: Last Night's Results". The Times. 24 February 1950. p. 8.

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